It appears students must take two religion classes as a part of the 16 core classes: “Biblical Studies” and “Theological Studies”. Is there a way around that? Maybe replace them w/ something else? Thanks.
Ask the admissions office. I’m sure it’s a common question. Doesn’t sound like it but often religious classes are academic, not proselytizing . They note nearly have the kids have no religious preference and only 12% identify as Lutheran.
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I’m 99% sure there isn’t a way out of these or any other required courses. You could call admissions and ask.
The good news is the topics are quite broad. My agnostic son just took a course in Buddhism to fulfill his “Religion, Faith, and Values” core requirement and he reported it was quite interesting. He will be taking a “Tolkien and Theology” course to full the “Christian Theology in Dialogue” core requirement.
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